Russia

The Washington Post has made a correction to an explosive cover story that undermines the entire premise of Monday’s front-page article headlined, "Obama sought to prod Facebook on Russia role."<p>The problem, according to a Facebook executive, is that when Obama reached out to the social media giant …

A behind-the-scenes effort by US and Russian diplomats may have pre-empted a new wave of tit-for-tat retaliations.<p>After months of angry statements, diplomatic expulsions and shuttered consulates, US and Russian officials have quietly put an end to the tit-for-tat retaliations between the two sides, …

WASHINGTON—U.S. officials are preparing to announce restrictions to Russian military flights over American territory under the Treaty on Open Skies in the latest sign of strain in U.S.-Russia relations.<p>The treaty, part of a suite of arms-control, transparency and confidence-building agreements that …

A Russian couple are suspected of dozens of cases of cannibalism after they were found with pictures of human body parts, including a cooked human head on a platter of oranges.<p>The couple, named in local media as Dmitry Baksheyev, 35, and his wife Natalya, 42, are suspected of killing as many as 30 …

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's president has signed an education law that critics say will infringe on the rights of ethnic minorities.<p>Petro Poroshenko's office said in a statement late Monday that the law "strengthens the role of the Ukrainian language in education."<p>The bill sparked concerns in Hungary, …

KIEV/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary said on Tuesday it will block its neighbour Ukraine from integrating further with the European Union in retaliation for Kiev’s decision to end teaching in minority languages including Hungarian.<p>Ukraine passed a law on Sept. 5 obliging teachers to use only Ukrainian …

<i>Infowars host Roger Stone, a former campaign adviser to President Trump who has said he still speaks with Trump "from time to time," testified on Tuesday before the House Intelligence Committee.</i><p><i>The session was held behind closed doors, so reporters could not observe questions and answers related to</i> …

Roger Stone, former adviser to President Donald Trump, appeared before the House intelligence committee and later told reporters he believes Russia was not behind the 2016 DNC hacks. No evidence has ever surfaced to support that claim, and the US intelligence community believes Russia was behind …

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A conflict on the Korean peninsula would have "catastrophic consequences," and Russia's foreign ministry is working "behind the scenes" on finding a political solution to the North Korea crisis, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian diplomat as saying on Tuesday.<p>Cited by …

SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers have discovered a disturbing pattern: dozens of ships whose GPS signals tell them they’re on land — at an airport no less — even when they’re far out to sea.<p>An investigation released this week by the Washington D.C.-based Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation and …

Despite the rumors, he was no stranger to common feelings. Joseph Stalin is smiling in this photo taken in the 1930s.<p>Not quite the usual attire of Soviet leaders. Joseph Stalin with Marshal of the Soviet Union Kliment Voroshilov (L) and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov are …

<b>A couple arrested for murder in the south-west Russian city of Krasnodar have admitted killing up to 30 people, local media report.</b><p>Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at the military base where they lived.<p>Police confirmed a number …

Footage has emerged of what its makers are calling a ‘flying motorcycle’.<p>The device, unveiled by Russia’s Kalashnikov Consortium, looks more like a drone, with just its seat reminiscent of a motorbike.<p>Video was released showing the ‘flying motorcycle’ on a test flight.<p>It was done in presence of …

During World War II, Romania’s Jewish refugees, fleeing extermination in Europe, would pay to cram aboard flimsy boats crossing the Black Sea to the Middle East. In 2017, Romania’s shores have been the recipient of migrant boats traveling the journey in reverse, as a rarely-used smuggler’s passage …